December 11, 2014, 3:30PM

October 23, 2014, 3:45PM

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- An environmental group filed suit Thursday to block a decision that would let Alabama use nearly $60 million in Gulf oil spill funds to build a beachfront convention center. The Gulf Restoration Network sued the Interior Department and other federal agencies in Washington claiming the money should go to restore wetlands and other parts of the Gulf... Full story »

October 02, 2014, 12:45PM

Looking at the abundance and size of Louisiana white and brown shrimp before and after the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a scientific paper published Wednesday said the amount of shrimp actually increased in local estuaries through 2011 and that the size of that shrimp remained unaffected. By 2012, the authors wrote, the amount of shrimp in the once heavily-oiled areas they monitored... Full story »

September 08, 2014, 8:30AM

The 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill prompted a reorganization of the Department of Interior to clearly delineate the lines between enforcement and permitting of offshore activities, Secretary Sally Jewell said Friday. Her remarks came a day after U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier assigned most of the responsibility for the nation's worst oil spill to BP. Though it agreed to a... Full story »

September 05, 2014, 3:06PM

U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell praised Louisiana's master plan for coastal restoration Friday, saying the land-building strategy designed to protect the state from storm surge is "pretty extraordinary.'' During a visit to the state in December, she said she learned about the plan that is built on science and employs lessons learned from past decisions. The $50 billion, 50-year plan... Full story »

May 02, 2014, 10:09AM

April 16, 2014, 1:40PM

GULF OF MEXICO - Crews conduct overflights of controlled burns taking place in the Gulf of Mexico May 19, 2010. During controlled burns, oil from the Deepwater Horizon incident is burned in an effort to reduce the amount of oil in the water. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer John Kepsimelis, Atlantic Strike Team

April 08, 2014, 10:56AM

The health of bottlenose dolphins, predators at the top of the food chain in the Gulf of Mexico, could indicate problems in the ecosystem as a whole nearly four years after the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Wildlife Federation. The report, however, acknowledged that many questions still remain both about possible immediate and long-term effects... Full story »

March 24, 2014, 8:40AM

Science, conservation and business experts are gathering in Houston this week to discuss the Gulf of Mexico’s current state and the challenges of balancing its environmental health with its role as an economic engine. Sponsored by the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, the State of the Gulf of Mexico Summit is... Full story »

February 28, 2014, 5:58PM

BP is not entitled to see confidential documents used by a court-appointed investigator who has alleged that some attorneys acted improperly in the claims process arising from the 2010 Gulf oil spill, a federal judge ruled Friday. The investigator, former FBI director Louis Freeh, has said some private attorneys improperly used a lawyer who once served on claims administrator... Full story »

January 29, 2014, 2:10PM

The 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill showed scientists that they need to get better at landing funding for on-the-ground research sooner after environmental disasters, so they can better measure its impact, participants at a national scientific conference on the spill said Wednesday. Panelists at the conference, being held in Mobile, Ala., said they also need to create a... Full story »

January 28, 2014, 2:15PM

Gulf Coast residents in areas affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill don't appear to have higher chemical exposure than others across the nation, the head of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ epidemiology branch said Tuesday. But researchers have found increased rates of depression and anxiety among people who worked in the spill cleanup. “Residents and... Full story »